A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 14 for an Illinois man charged with selling cocaine in Lake Geneva. Kevin M. Cooper, 42, of South Elgin, Ill., was charged Feb. 6 in two separate felony cases in Walworth County Circuit Court with four counts of delivering cocaine, possession with intent […]
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Man charged in Fourth Street burglary
He’s also a suspect in other local burglaries By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was expected to waive his preliminary hearing and enter a plea Feb. 26 on charges of burglarizing a Delavan home over a two-day period. Juan V. Hernandez, 21, was charged Feb. 10 in Walworth County […]
Arraignment hearing set for first of three Elkhorn men
Timmer to appear in court on March 15 By Kellen Olshefski Editor The first of three Elkhorn men charged with 2nd degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court for his preliminary hearing today. Following the hearing, Gage Timmer has been […]
A study in art
East Troy’s Sammi Clark (right) helps Genevieve Miranda, Whitewater, with an art project at Washington Elementary School’s Soup-er Arts Night on Feb. 21 in Whitewater. The event is a major fundraiser for Washington’s Parents and Teacher Together organization. (Tom Ganser photo)
School Board hears request to name baseball field after Brad Mysliwski
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Former East Troy High School baseball coach Steve Douglas spoke to the East Troy Community School District Board of Education Monday night about the possibility of naming the baseball fields at the school in honor of former East Troy player Brad Mysliwski. Mysliwski, a 1999 graduate […]
Winter’s grip won’t release ice shanties
DNR Hotline ready for anglers’ calls This winter is not going anywhere fast – and neither are some ice shanties regardless of what the Wisconsin laws say. The Department of Natural Resources understands the ice shanty removal issues anglers in parts of Wisconsin are facing and is ready assist by […]
Alleged heroin sellers appear in court
By Vicky Wedig Editor Four of the eight people charged in connection with a heroin-selling ring in Delavan and Lake Geneva appeared in court last week and early this week. Two of the other four are scheduled to make appearances this week. Police expect to make additional arrests as the […]
Condo development faces tighter restrictions
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Restrictions within a small condominium development could be heightened, following a recent vote of approval from the Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission. At their meeting Feb. 10, commissioners voted, 5-2, in favor of changing the zoning within the 16-unit Waters Edge condominium development, 351 S. […]
A closer look at weather-related school closings
District has closed school five times but winter is not over yet By Tom Ganser Correspondent Since mid-December, there have been several times when Eric Runez, District Administrator for the Whitewater Unified School District, has probably felt a little like Hamlet as he pondered, “To cancel school, or not to […]
Southern Lakes Anthology winners announced
Congratulations are in order for the WUSD students whose Southern Lakes Anthology entries were selected at the regional Whitewater TAG Network competition that was held in Elkhorn Jan. 29. SLA is an annual writing and art competition organized by the Whitewater Talented and Gifted Network, comprised of more than 50 […]
